Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 18 | 35 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka FC | 18 | 31 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | 31 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 30 |
| 5 | Gamba Osaka | 18 | 28 |
| 6 | Fagiano Okayama FC | 18 | 26 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 18 | 24 |
| 8 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 18 | 23 |
| 9 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 18 | 21 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 18 | 21 |
| 11 | Kashima Antlers | 18 | 45 |
| 12 | FC Tōkyō | 18 | 37 |
| 13 | FC Machida Zelvia | 18 | 37 |
| 14 | Kawasaki Frontale | 18 | 28 |
| 15 | Tokyo Verdy | 18 | 28 |
| 16 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 18 | 25 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 20 |
| 18 | Yokohama F·Marinos | 18 | 20 |
| 19 | FC Mito Holly Hock | 18 | 18 |
| 20 | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | 18 | 12 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May | FC Tōkyō | H | 9–10 | L |
| 09 May | FC Mito Holly Hock | A | 4–1 | W |
| 06 May | Kashiwa Reysol | A | 1–0 | W |
| 02 May | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | H | 2–0 | W |
| 29 Apr | Kawasaki Frontale | H | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Apr | Yokohama F·Marinos | H | 2–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 10–9 | W |
| 10 May | Tokyo Verdy | H | 2–1 | W |
| 06 May | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | H | 0–3 | L |
| 02 May | Kawasaki Frontale | H | 2–0 | W |
| 29 Apr | Kashiwa Reysol | A | 3–1 | W |
| 24 Apr | FC Mito Holly Hock | H | 5–2 | W |
Season Stats
| Urawa Red Diamonds | FC Tōkyō | |
|---|---|---|
| #16 | Position | #12 |
| 25 | Points | 37 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 7 / 0 / 11 | W / D / L | 13 / 0 / 5 |
| 37 | Scored | 55 |
| 37 | Conceded | 42 |
| +0 | GD | +13 |
| 1.39 | PPG | 2.06 |
| 39% | Win % | 72% |
Key Stats
65%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
H2H (26 games)
46%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
22%
Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
FC Tōkyō this season
Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
8/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
4/4
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Saitama Stadium 2002 will turn into a battlefield for Urawa Red Diamonds and FC Tōkyō.
- 5' FC Tōkyō is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' Kota Tawaratsumida needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' FC Tōkyō looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 20' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Tōkyō is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alexander Scholz suffering a number of foals already.
- 45' It’s high time Tatsuya Tanaka made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 46' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hiiro Komori is hanging Ado Onaiwu on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hayato Inamura made 110 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 63' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yusuke Matsuo is hanging Junpei Hayakawa on the field on 63 minute.
- 68' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tōkyō that had 437 games and scored 396 goals.
- 70' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Teruhito Nakagawa is hanging Marcelo Ryan on the field on 70 minute.
- 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
- 80' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
- 82' Takahiro Sekine has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takuro Kaneko on 82 minute.
- 84' Samuel Gustafson is replacing Kaito Yasui for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
- 89' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Takahiro Ko is hanging Kyota Tokiwa on the field on 89 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 9-10.
Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
8
Matheus Savio ↓ Hiroki Abe 46'
- 1
- 4
-
45
Ado Onaiwu ↓ Hiiro Komori 46'
-
77
Takuro Kaneko ↓ Takahiro Sekine 82'
- 13
- 2
- 88
-
25
Kaito Yasui ↓ Samuel Gustafson 84'
-
39
Junpei Hayakawa ↓ Yusuke Matsuo 63'
- 5
Bench
-
11
Samuel Gustafson ↑ 84'
-
7
Hiroki Abe ↑ 46'
- 22
-
14
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 82'
- 3
-
24
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 63'
- 9
- 16
-
17
Hiiro Komori ↑ 46'
Coach
Tatsuya Tanaka
FC Tōkyō Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2
- 18
-
22
Keita Endo ↓ Kota Tawaratsumida 70'
- 24
- 9
- 81
- 42
-
23
Ryunosuke Sato ↓ Fuki Yamada 89'
- 17
- 16
-
27
Kyota Tokiwa ↓ Takahiro Ko 89'
Bench
- 5
- 3
-
39
Teruhito Nakagawa ↑ 70'
-
8
Takahiro Ko ↑ 89'
- 15
-
33
Kota Tawaratsumida ↑ 70'
- 28
-
71
Fuki Yamada ↑ 89'
- 1
Coach
Rikizo Matsuhashi
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Diego Oliveira | 3 |
| Taishi Matsumoto | 2 |
| David Moberg-Karlsson | 2 |
| Kyosuke Tagawa | 2 |
| Ryotaro Araki | 2 |
| Keita Endo | 2 |
| Marcelo Ryan | 2 |
| Tadanari Lee | 2 |
Head to Head
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2026-05-16
Urawa Red Diamonds
9–10
FC Tōkyō
L
2026-05-09
FC Mito Holly Hock
1–4
Urawa Red Diamonds
W
2026-05-06
Kashiwa Reysol
0–1
Urawa Red Diamonds
W
2026-05-02
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–0
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
W
2026-04-29
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–0
Kawasaki Frontale
W
2026-04-25
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–3
Yokohama F·Marinos
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.72
Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
4.19
FC Tōkyō xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 98% + Both teams to score 95%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Tōkyō win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 7.91
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 100% |
|
0% |
| ± 1.5 | 100% |
|
0% |
| ± 2.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 3.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 4.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
55%
Draw or FC Tōkyō
65%
Urawa Red Diamonds or FC Tōkyō
81%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✗ 9–10 not predicted9 – 10Actual
3 – 4
4.3%
3 – 3
4.1%
4 – 4
3.9%
4 – 3
3.8%
3 – 5
3.6%
2 – 4
3.5%
2 – 3
3.5%
4 – 5
3.3%
3 – 2
3.1%
2 – 5
2.9%
5 – 4
2.9%
5 – 3
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
| Handicap | Urawa Red Diamonds covers | Push | FC Tōkyō covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 10% | 77% |
| -1.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -1 | 23% | 13% | 63% |
| -0.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +0.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| +1 | 52% | 15% | 33% |
| +1.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +2 | 67% | 13% | 20% |
| +2.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
2%
✓
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
3%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

